My name is Siavash Fashi, and I am the founder of SixPax Gym, the most successful small gym in America. But my journey to success was far from easy.
Growing up in Iran during the war, I saw people dying and poverty all around me. Bodybuilding, something that brought me hope and inspiration, was even illegal because it was considered an American sport. But at the age of 16, I saw a picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger posing on the beach in California and it changed everything for me. He looked happy, strong, larger than life, and in control of his life. He represented everything I wanted to be.
Unfortunately, at the age of 18, I was diagnosed with cancer in my right eye, which was not treatable in Iran. I knew I had to escape my country and the painful life I had. My dream was to someday be a bodybuilder and come to California, just like Arnold.
It took me 7 years as a refugee in England to save up enough to buy a plane ticket to America and a fake passport. When my plane landed, I was arrested for that passport and spent my first year in America in a maximum security federal prison. But a judge ruled that I was allowed to stay, and when I got out, I was homeless on the streets.
But I never gave up on my dream. I managed to make it to California, and with no money, I started my own gym. Through trial and error, I built an extremely successful gym with a perfect system that now makes me millions. But my success isn’t measured by the money or the things I have, it’s the lives I’ve changed.
I am now living the American dream, with a beautiful house close to the beach, my truck, my muscle car, my Harley, and my beautiful dog, Milo. I have so many amazing friends who support my vision. And I am so blessed. It brings me so much joy to give back.
That’s why I wrote my book “Small Gym, Big Results” to show others how they too can build a successful fitness business from nothing, and change lives in their own community. I want to pay it forward and help others achieve their dreams, just like I did.
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